Windows 10: WTF just happened?!

Wow, that's nice to know. And it will allow a few years for Microsoft to stabilize Windows 10. *Wink

 

I think you will find MORE than just one thing running under Acronis. Last time I had it installed there were 3 or 4 items running that I could find in Task Manager and it was there 2016 release. This could also slow your boot up speed too. Plus all the hard drive space it consumes. Windows 8 does not run faster than Windows 10, if setup correctly. But I'm sure opinions on this will be different. *Smile Lots of things can affect the speed of your OS. No matter which version you run. Take care. Mike.

 

More on this thread: Yesterday, it said there was another update and asked if I wanted to schedule it. So I figured, ok, I scheduled it for 5:30 this morning, thinking that at least it would be done by the time I got up.

So I get up at 9:15 and go to the PC. It's drawing about 90 watts on the UPS meter, which is typical of the PC being on, and the monitor off . So I push the power button to bring it out of sleep ( or power it on after the upgrade ). Same result as last time it upgraded. Nothing. Black screen. I hot escape, ctrl-alt-delete - NADA! Keep hitting the power button. Nada!

So AGAIN, I have to drop the power, by shutting off the UPS, and back on again, then starting it.

At least this time, it didnt tell me that the boot sector couldnt be found ( recall that I had to finally start it in safe mode after an hour of that! ). This time it booted. BUT instead of the upgrade being done, I got: "working on updates - dont turn off computer" for awhile. Then at least it started and ran ok.

I cant take this stress anymore. I'm running a home based business on this PC and apparently Microsoft is such a muscle bound giant that they're not capable of putting out a new OS without trashing everything for me.

So now I have to go out and buy a Windows 8.1 PC and try to get everything transferred and working on it, and if that's possible, then wait maybe 3-4 years for Microsoft to get their...act together with Windows 10.

Wonder why the public has a love-hate relationship with Microsoft?

 

The restart sounds normal , after the power down , not the blackscreen part , after a major update to a new version I get that too.

Any chance the UPS isn't acting correctly? or communicating with the Computer now it is on Win10 , next time you have a scheduled restart take it off the UPS and see what happens.

It is probably a good Idea to have a second PC or a laptop so you can continue your business , besides it is a write off in that case so why not get a good one ?

KB

 

The UPS isn't connected with a data cable, so no. The PC just goes into la la land after updates. Wont turn on or off.

If I get a second PC, it will be 8.1 and I'll migrate to it and dump this OS.

 

If it's just an OS issue and you really hate it , just Reinstall Win8.1 on that one perhaps ......

Windows 8



personally with my own business I would never be with only 1 Computer ....just incase... and your's sounds more critical than mine, so I hope every thing is backed up with images via Macrium Reflect etc too , to an external.

KB

KB

 

time for a nice new computer with win10 on it ,the future is here !!lol


just for the record ,I think a 6 or 7 year old refurbish computer could have issues with win10, my thinking is its a hdd issue and the BIOS issue ..,but I could be way off on that ,, also I have 2 - 3or4 year old towers[newer ssd hardrives though ] and a acer10 switch mini laptop running win10,all were originally win8 ,and have not had any issues like you are having with yours ,not that any of that means anything, and I will got back to the earlier part of this thread ,and I would suggest updating the BIOS ,asap ,if not already done.

edit, just for the record, they were not updated from win8,all were clean wipe of wi8 and install of win10

 

I don't have Win 8 to reinstall. I went from 7 to the "upgrade" to 10, and it's been over 30 days so I cant go back.

I have Carbonite and a BlacX that I can mirror to, with Acronis.

 

This is an Asus Essentio and I don't think there's a BIOS upgrade this late in the game. And like you say, it may be hdd issues too.

 

I see , sorry I thought you had 8.1 to start , but yes you can go back to Win7 BUT only with a Clean install , since your 30 Days is gone....

unless you can use one of your Carbonite or Acronis backups ? ..... do you have a full win7 Backup image ?

You can always try Win10 again in 6-12 months as that Computer already has a Win10 digital license now. ( activation Server knows the Motherboard)

 

I do, but have done a ton of work since then,and I'm not sure how it would work out. Maybe I could make sure that all my data since then is backed up to a new HD, then clone in reverse from the Win 7 clone back into this disk?

But what a mess it would be if it failed.

 

If you have a new HD , run the backup to It , not the Win10 installation HD (disconnect it) and check out the FULL Win7 install 1st to see what you have and don't . Not happy ? doesn't work for you ? then disconnect it and reconnect the Win10 one.... no harm done....

If win 7 HD is OK , you could then connect the win10 disk back up and copy document/pics etc over , or even boot both with the Bios Boot menu for a Dual-boot at least temporarily.